LAMB FOR CHRISTMAS

Taranaki Daily News, 14 December 1932, Page 12

LAMB FOR CHRISTMAS

GIFTS, FROM AUSTRALIA. EMBARRASSMENT FOR KING. . London, Dec. 7. It is estimated that . 100,000 people in Great Britain and Ireland will taste Australian lamb at their Christmas' dinners, hundreds of carcases being stored with local butchers awaiting the coming of Yuletide. The Barnardo Homes have received 20, including one from a lad accompanied by the message: “I ha ve made , good on the land, and the boss gave me this lamb to send you for sending me here.” Agents express appreciation of donors who are paying duty on lambs to ensure their distribution in the Free State, and especially ix) Dublin. ’ The Lord Mayor will visit Australia House to-morrow in ceremony to accept the Lord. Mayor of Melbourne’s lamb from Captain Richardson, of the Jervis Bay. • A number of the Christmas gift iambs sent from Australia have been addressed to members of the Royal family, and are causing embarrassment. An Adelaide lady sent one to the King, accompanied by a Scriptural quotation. The . King, however, is not able to accept gifts from private citizens, but it is hoped that the lamb will reach some member of the Royal family. ;